The Selfie Mishap: Lessons from a Bike Ride in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Selfie Mishap: Lessons from a Bike Ride in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-selfie-mishap-lessons-from-a-bike-ride-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: Lars er en glad mand fra København.En: Lars is a happy man from Copenhagen.Da: Han er sjov, han elsker at cykle, og han elsker selfies.En: He is funny, he loves to cycle, and he loves selfies.Da: På en solrig dag, tog Lars sin cykel og kamera med sig.En: On a sunny day, Lars took his bike and camera with him.Da: Han besluttede at cykle til den ikoniske Lille Havfrue-statue.En: He decided to cycle to the iconic Little Mermaid statue.Da: Han ville tage en selfie foran den og vise sine venner.En: He wanted to take a selfie in front of it and show his friends.Da: Lars cyklede hurtigt gennem byen.En: Lars cycled quickly through the city.Da: Ved Strøget snød han fornemt gennem turisterne.En: At Strøget, he skillfully maneuvered through the tourists.Da: Ved Nyhavn, stoppede han for at suge atmosfæren ind.En: At Nyhavn, he stopped to soak in the atmosphere.Da: Mennesker lo og snakkede.En: People laughed and chatted.Da: Duften af stegt fisk hang i luften.En: The smell of fried fish hung in the air.Da: Bagefter, begyndte Lars at cykle igen.En: Afterwards, Lars started cycling again.Da: Til sidst nåede Lars Lille Havfrue-statuen.En: Finally, Lars reached the Little Mermaid statue.Da: Turister flokkedes omkring det.En: Tourists crowded around it.Da: Men Lars havde en plan.En: But Lars had a plan.Da: Han placerede sig på cyklen, holdt sin kamera klar, og begyndte at cykle.En: He positioned himself on the bike, held his camera ready, and started cycling.Da: Han ville tage en selfie, mens han kørte forbi statuen.En: He wanted to take a selfie while riding past the statue.Da: Desværre gik det ikke som planlagt.En: Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned.Da: Mens han var fokuseret på kameraet, så han ikke hvor han kørte hen.En: While focused on the camera, he didn’t see where he was going.Da: Pludselig, følte han et stort ryk.En: Suddenly, he felt a big jolt.Da: Hans cykel havde ramt kanten af kanalen.En: His bike had hit the edge of the canal.Da: I næste øjeblik følte han det kolde vand omkring ham.En: In the next moment, he felt the cold water around him.Da: Folket omkring Søndervold Øen blev overraskede.En: The people around Søndervold Island were surprised.Da: De hørte et stort splash, og så Lars i vandet.En: They heard a big splash and saw Lars in the water.Da: De løb til kanten og råbte, "Er du okay?En: They ran to the edge and shouted, "Are you okay?"Da: " Lars svømmede op til overfladen.En: Lars swam up to the surface.Da: Han hostede og spjættede.En: He coughed and spluttered.Da: Men han var okay.En: But he was okay.Da: Han svømmede til kanten og tog fat i en udstrakt hånd.En: He swam to the edge and grabbed an outstretched hand.Da: Lars grinende, viftede med hånden.En: Lars grinned and waved his hand.Da: "Jeg er okay," sagde han.En: "I'm okay," he said.Da: Hans kamera var vådt, hans tøj dræbte af vand.En: His camera was wet, his clothes were soaked with water.Da: Men hans energi var stadig høj.En: But his energy was still high.Da: Folket...